Power Outages in Lake County, IN
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 39 customers are without power in Lake County, IN across 6 reported incidents. Kankakee Valley Rural E M C and Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.0 hours.
Lake County, IN is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/indiana/lake-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lake County, IN", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/indiana/lake-county
0.0%of this county's ~255,442 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Kankakee Valley Rural E M C, Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kankakee Valley Rural E M C | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Lake Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (26)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46307 | 656 | 42 | 479 | 13 |
| 46410 | 466 | 28 | 323 | ≤11 |
| 46342 | 420 | 23 | 330 | ≤11 |
| 46375 | 287 | 21 | 211 | ≤11 |
| 46322 | 243 | 17 | 170 | ≤11 |
| 46303 | 229 | 18 | 159 | ≤11 |
| 46311 | 228 | 12 | 169 | ≤11 |
| 46321 | 209 | ≤11 | 145 | ≤11 |
| 46408 | 207 | 13 | 139 | ≤11 |
| 46323 | 203 | 19 | 143 | ≤11 |
| 46319 | 201 | ≤11 | 155 | ≤11 |
| 46404 | 189 | ≤11 | 119 | ≤11 |
| 46356 | 186 | 17 | 132 | ≤11 |
| 46324 | 177 | ≤11 | 122 | ≤11 |
| 46373 | 174 | 20 | 125 | ≤11 |
| 46312 | 173 | ≤11 | 84 | ≤11 |
| 46405 | 167 | ≤11 | 134 | ≤11 |
| 46320 | 161 | ≤11 | 116 | ≤11 |
| 46407 | 148 | ≤11 | 93 | ≤11 |
| 46403 | 144 | ≤11 | 80 | ≤11 |
| 46406 | 101 | 0 | 73 | ≤11 |
| 46402 | 88 | ≤11 | 52 | ≤11 |
| 46394 | 83 | ≤11 | 50 | ≤11 |
| 46409 | 73 | ≤11 | 46 | ≤11 |
| 46327 | 56 | 0 | 44 | ≤11 |
| 46376 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Lake County or any town and utility in it.
- Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Lake County has been under 45 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Beach Hazards Statement ×12
- Flood Advisory ×9
- Flood Watch ×8
- Hydrologic Outlook ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
Latest Lake County, IN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 30m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,025 customers out (0.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 934 customers out (0.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h
Hardest-hit cities in Lake County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Lake Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lake County went about 8.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 52,758 customers.
The US EIA reports Indiana utilities averaged 5.8 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 8.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 46,075 customers out) · decade average 4.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 404 | 9,991 | 1.5 |
| 2016 | 632 | 17,188 | 3.1 |
| 2017 | 674 | 6,967 | 2.0 |
| 2018 | 509 | 9,957 | 2.6 |
| 2019 | 342 | 12,083 | 1.4 |
| 2020 | 605 | 40,845 | 7.1 |
| 2021 | 652 | 14,306 | 3.5 |
| 2022 | 590 | 12,604 | 3.1 |
| 2023 | 571 | 25,407 | 4.5 |
| 2024 | 468 | 46,075 | 8.6 |
| 2025 | 83 | 52,758 | 8.0 |
Cost of power in Lake County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lake County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co22.0¢433,889 cust
- Kankakee Valley Rural E M C14.7¢19,027 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Very High tornadoes exposure · 4.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Lake County: FAQ
- How often does Lake County, IN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lake County, IN logged 83 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lake County, IN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 52,758 customers without power, beginning May 15, 2025 and lasting about 6d 16h.
- Is there a power outage in Lake County, IN right now?
- Yes, about 39 customers are currently without power across 6 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Lake County, IN?
- Tracked electric providers include Kankakee Valley Rural E M C, Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co.
Hammond, Gary. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Lake County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lake County.
46303, 46307, 46311, 46312, 46319, 46320, 46321, 46322, 46323, 46324, 46327, 46342, 46356, 46373, 46375, 46376, 46377, 46394, 46402, 46403, 46404, 46405, 46406, 46407, 46408, 46409, 46410
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co | 8.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Kankakee Valley Rural E M C | 6.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Indiana customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/18089 and /api/v1/counties/18089/history. Live data as of .